Buddhism doesn't work that way. Merely believing in some doctrine about reincarnation or rebirth has no purpose. Buddhism is a practice that enables experiencing illusion as illusion and reality as reality. The Buddha taught that our delusional belief in me causes our many dissatisfactions with life (dukkha).
Or read on for a primer. On the evening of February 26, Trayvon Martinâan unarmed 17-year-old African American studentâwas confronted, shot, and killed near his home by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain in Sanford, Florida.
This element of Florida's criminal justice system was highlighted during Zimmerman's trial, and after his acquittal on second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012. When the all-female jury was chosen, critics pointed out the lack of diversity on the panel.